The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-04-22
"Yes, l have written your name to

"Yes, l have written your name to
two checks"
"Mr. Smith, said, 81 will settle
this matter with you another time"
Mr.. Smith took his departure.
"Mollie," said Evelyn, ''come with
me. want to examine your trunk.
Ii you will forge you will steal"
Mollie followed my wife without q
word, and unlocked her trnnk. Moth
ing short of Noah's ark ever contained
the variety of articles that were found
in that trunk.
Sheets, pillow cases. stockings, rib
bons, laces, handkerchiufs, napkins,
tea, coffee and sugar were few of the
items.
GLOW long have you been stealing
from me, Mollie2' asked Evelyn.
Ever since first came here"
"What did you take at tirst2 You
must tell me everything, Mollie."
Mollie was silent and sulen.
"Mollie." said, "unless you are
frank and full in your confessions it
will 90 hard with you. II you make u
clean breast OF 1t we may forgive you,
and grant you a new trial"
Molie was silent.
"Did you begin with small packages
OF tea and sugar." asked Evelyn gen.
tly.
"ies, ma'am."
"And you increased them until, of
late, you have taken five, or six, or
seven, or eight pounds each month";"
"Yes ma'am, ! think | took ten
pounds OF sugar last month";"
"What did you do with it?"
~ gave it to my aunt and my sis
ter"
groaned aloud mo wonder 1
thought the grocer's bill growing,
Evelyn. Ii the author of John Hall
lax, Gentleman, had a domestic like
Mollie, whose relatives were fond OF
green tea, she must have been the in
spiration OF that poem Green Things
Growing And then an inspiration
seemed to strike me.
"Mollie, did you take any cigars2"
queried in n Notwithstanding voice
''les, sir.
Lots OF cigars, to give to your beau
Jim? Did you keep him well sup.
piled?
"Yes, SIR
"Aha! Evelyn!" l cried. Truth
crushed to earth will rise again. Vir-
tue receives its reward at last. Eve
lyn, beg my pardon"
"John, how can you jest at such q
timer" almost sobbed Evelyn, 81 feel
perfectly heart-broken. Mollie, you
can pack and go, and we will not ar
rest you-but leave the house at
once"
Evelyn, that is unkind," l said.
1--WE must show this girl mercy. Let
us give her one more trial"
Every WELL Mollie, you can stay
ii my husband desires 1t. We
will hush this matter up and
never speak of it, but remember if one
cents worth OF anything is missing
FROM the house you will be held re-
sponsible for it and discharged in dis
grace. But we will give you one more
opportunity to redeem your reputa-
| tlon."
THANK you" answered Mollie meek
ly:
But the next morning she came to
us to say that she had decided not to
| remain.
"Othello's occupations gone, said
Evelyn. "She won't stay if she cam t
steal. And to think how we loved
and trusted that grill"
Alter Molie had been in her room
some time Evelyn suddenly made her
appearance there also.
81 have concluded that | will take
u parting glance at the contents of
your trunk before you co." she said.
Mollie resisted stoutly, but Evelyn,
with the quiet force OF strong, calm
nature, proceeded with her investisa-
| tions. And what do you think she
found at the bottom OF everything?
Why, ali our silver forks, which we
This was the last straw. Evelyn in
sisted upon placing her in the custody
OF the police at once and letting the
law take its course. She was guilty oi
two crimes-forgery and completely in
housebreaking.
But when it came to the final issue
Evelyn had not the heart to proceed
All Mollle's priceless virtues are before
us both and plead for her. We con
cluded to let her go with blasted repu
tatlon as her only punishment.
| Just before she took her departure
said to her:
"Mollie, as q last parting confidence
between two souls with but q single
thought, tell me how you managed tc
keep the dog quiet the night you ad
mitted the burglars?"
~ shut him in my room," she re
piled, and then the door closed upor
"our treasure" forever.